#5F6692

A medium, muted blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #5F6692

The precise color #5F6692 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Steelblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 95, 102, and 146.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 35% cyan and 30% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 231.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5F6692
RGB95, 102, 146
HSL231.8°, 21.2%, 47.3%
CMYK35%, 30%, 0%, 43%
HSV231.8°, 34.9%, 57.3%
LAB44.2, 8.4, -25.0
XYZ14.7, 14.0, 29.1
Decimal6252178

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.52:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.80:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.28:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.23:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F6692; }
.text-color { color: #5F6692; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F6692; }

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